Meanings
verbbeat about (third-person singular simple present beats about, present participle beating about, simple past beat about, past participle beaten about or beat about)
present singular third person beats about · participle present beating about · participle past beaten about
- USintransitiveTo search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
He's been beating about for that supposed treasure.
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